In this meticulously researched book, Emeka Umejei offers a definitive account of China's multimodal engagement with African media. By grounding his analysis in interviews with journalists across the continent, he illuminates the tensions between influence operations and the pursuit of decolonial media futures. This is an essential contribution for anyone seeking to understand the shifting global dynamics of media power.

Iginio Gagliardone, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Ultimately, China in African Media stands as a landmark study in global communication and African media studies. It challenges both Western and Chinese paradigms, calling for an authentically African media discourse rooted in local realities rather than foreign models. His conclusion that China's media expansion offers both an opportunity for decolonization and a risk of ideological capture is delivered with balance and precision.

Brian Murphy, Georgetown University, USA

China in African Media reveals how Beijing uses media exchanges, content-sharing agreements, and digital satellite projects to influence journalism across the continent. Based on extensive interviews with journalists in fourteen African countries, Emeka Umejei exposes the strategies behind China's charm offensive in African media-from elite journalism fellowships to satellite TV installations in remote villages. The book insightfully explains how China's approach compromises participants' editorial independence and threatens independent journalism in Africa.

Joshua Eisenman, Notre Dame University, USA

This is a timely and important study of the multiple means China is using to advance its international propaganda and its model of authoritarian journalism by penetrating African media. At a time when China is rapidly accelerating its “sharp power” global influence activities, Emeka Umejei has written an authoritative and well researched account of how China's neocolonial project is reshaping African media and the danger it poses to independent journalism on the continent.

Larry Diamond, Stanford University, USA